TST Mourns the loss of Rev. Mathew Thomas (Vinu Achen), who passed away tragically on April 19, 2013. During his studies in Canada, Fr. Mathew was the Vicar of St. Mathew's Mar Thoma Church in Milton and the Vicar of the Mar Thoma Church in Ottawa. He was a doctoral student at the Faculty of Divinity, Trinity College, completing his thesis on the legacy of colonialism in Kerala society. Fr. Matthew Thomas is survived by wife Maya and two children Christine & Edwin. Please remember the bereaved family in your prayers. May he rest in the peace of the risen Lord.